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2018-06-15 Vol 12, No 6.Pdf SAR Dog News Published by the National Search Dog Alliance June 2018 Vol. 12, No. 6 CONTENTS Human Encouragement 18 Article page Vietnam K-9 Memorial 20 2018 BOD Meeting Dates 1 June: National Pet Preparedness Month 20 Bucky Says 1 Douglas County (OR) SAR K-9 Team 22 Goodbye & Hello BOD 2 Social Media Request 23 NSDA Certifications 3 The Last Howl 24 Synopsis of Quarterly BOD Meeting 6 Tests, Seminars & Conferences 26 Hero Dog Contest – Please Vote 7 Financial Income & Expense 29 Announcements 7 K-9 Heat Exhaustion 8 2018 Board Meeting Dates Service Dog Scam 9 July 5, August 2, September 6 Bug Sprayed Clothing Keeps Ticks Away 10 Dog Days 11 Contact Secretary, Sue Wolff, at Police Dog Sniffs Out Hacker’s USB Drive 12 [email protected] for the call-in number for the meeting Board of Directors & Founding Members 13 What is a Dog? 13 Bucky Says: A Canine’s Unique Nose Print 13 Properly trained, Man can be Robotic Noses for Future Disaster Rescue? 14 SCSO SAR Training Exercise 16 dog’s Best friend Take Your Dog to Work Day 17 Kibbles & Bits 17 SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 2 GOODBYE… …and HELLO Leslie Kucinskas has joined with NSDA as Susan Fleming has left the NSDA Board of Communications Program Manager and has Directors after two terms of dedicated service. been a member of NSDA since 2017. She She exits the Board in the position of Vice- came to the Alliance through her membership President. with Michigan Search and Rescue with whom As President, Susan added a Resource List of she has been a member in training since certified K-9 teams to the website for agencies January 2016. in need of their service; streamlined some of the paperwork; revised the Policies and In June 2018 Leslie and her Dutch Shepherd, Procedures and revised the NSDA mission Meela, earned their first SAR Certification in statement. Area Search with Live Subject and Large She has been a Membership Chair and helped Source Cadaver. develop the current team membership. She also singlehandedly added to NSDA’s Leslie holds a Masters Degree from Eastern membership list by making personal phone Michigan University where she specialized in calls to potential members. Writing, Rhetorical Theory and Linguistics. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from She organized a weekend NSDA K-9 Training Michigan Technological University in the field Seminar in Hanover, PA which netted funds for of Scientific and Technical Communication. NSDA. She also held the position of Evaluator Chair Leslie is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys and worked to expand the NSDA list of current kayaking, surfing, snowshoeing, gardening and Evaluators in all states. traveling with her family. Susan has been a search and rescue volunteer for 15 years. She has worked trailing She volunteers for the Farm at St. Joe in the bloodhounds for 11 years and is working her Ann Arbor, MI area, is a Crossing Guard for the third bloodhound, “Annie.” Susan is a member City of Saline Police Department and operates of Lancaster Canine Search Resources, LLC. her own small business in south eastern She is listed as a K9 handler for the Center for Michigan teaching English as a Second Missing and Exploited Children. Language. SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 3 WASHINGTON IDAHO Phoebe Duke and K-9 Hunter Robin Moug and K-9 Max Land HRD and Area II Land HRD MONTANA Tori Swan and K-9 Compass Trailing III WASHINGTON Elizabeth Everson and K-9 Nyjah Land HRD SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 4 MISSOURI Jan Meyer and K-9 Tessa (black) and KENTUCKY K-9 Satch Penny Steffey and K-9 Gia Land HRD Land HRD KENTUCKY Jessie Steffey and K-9 Maxx MONTANA Land HRD Keagan Zoellner and K-9 Jett Avalanche Ski Patrol SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 5 PENNSYLVANIA MONTANA David Stager and K-9 Tasha Terry Crooks and K-9 Beacon Area Search II Water HRD and Area with Lg Source HR PENNSYLVANIA Kimberly Grimm and K-9 Maiya Area Search II recertification MONTANA Susan Lippert and K-9 Bailey Water HRD SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 6 WASHINGTON In response to questions relating to a potential Heather Cutting and K-9 Oso NSDA Urban Trailing certification, it was Land HRD explained that the topic will be deliberated when all certifications come up for review. Communications Program Manager Leslie Kucinskas reported that she, Tracy Wessel and Beverly Moody are working together on combining marketing and social media and to getting back to the reason for NSDA’s existence. Their plan is to have two postings per week on Facebook so input is needed from members such as photos of NSDA certified dogs. Tracy Wessel has final approval on posts to all of NSDA’s social media At their May meeting, the Executive Committee discussed board member attendance at meetings and recommended adding wording to the Policies and Procedures and the Board’s Annual Affirmation defining excused and unexcused absences as well as laying out the number of unexcused absences that were allowed before termination. The proposed new wording was discussed and several changes were recommended. Corporate Secretary Wolff was tasked with reworking the two documents. Synopsis Second Quarter BOD Meeting Editor Snelling reported that there are 1,438 subscribers to the newsletter. The Second Quarter Meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Search Dog Alliance New Officers were elected. They are: was held by conference call on Thursday, June 7, 2018. President & CEO Norma Snelling Executive V-P & Secretary – Sue Wolff Chief Financial Officer – Heather Proper Van- Valkenberg Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. -Franklin P. Jones SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 7 Semi-Finals - NSDA Charity Partners PIGLET – Search and Rescue RUBY – Search and Rescue Go to http://herodogawards.org and VOTE for one Help NSDA win $2,500. for our evaluator travel fund I am downsizing my collection of dog books. All of the books are priced below their value on the used book market and are in new or like new condition. Some are rare and hard to find. There are a number of Army and Air Force dog training military manuals and SAR books as well as other dog books. If you are interested in the 2-page list, please email me at [email protected] with books in the subject line. All books will be mailed media rate unless you want flat rate priority. I will let you know the cost of shipping which you will be responsible for. It will on a first come first serve basis. Payments can be made via Paypal. If you want to check the books on-line you can go to Abebooks.com or Amazon. Sue Bulanda Compare NSDA Membership fees NSDA membership fee $45.00 Which equals: OR NSDA Team membership - Team of 6 people = $30.00 each Up to 25 people $180.00 Team of 10 people $18.00 each Team of 18 people $10.00 each SAR DOG NEWS June 2018 Page 8 K-9s & HEAT EXHAUSTION Lower your dog's temperature by bathing him in cool water. Cold or icy water could send In the twenty-four (24) police K-9s who died in your dog into shock. Wrap wet towels around 2017 in the line of duty, seven (7) or 30% of your dog's head, torso and feet. Place him in those deaths resulted from heat exhaustion. front of a fan to help Don’t let that happen to your SAR dog. cool him further. Your vehicle can quickly reach a temperature Seek veterinary care that puts your canine at risk of serious illness even if your dog and even death, even on a day that doesn't revives and seems fine. seem hot to you. The temperature inside your Your dog may have vehicle can rise almost 20º F in just 10 internal damage e that minutes. you can't see. However, mild to moderate heat stroke usually cause no lasting problems. A study performed by the Louisiana Office of If your dog suffers from heat exhaustion once, Public Health, found that the temperatures in a he's more likely to suffer from it again, so take dark sedan as well as a light gray minivan extra precautions in the future. parked on a hot, but partly cloudy day, exceeded 125oF within 20 minutes. You can prevent heat exhaustion in your dog by allowing him to stay cool at all times. Never Estimated Vehicle Interior Air Temperature v. Elapsed leave your dog in a car on a hot day, even with Time the windows open. Outside Air Temperature (F) Elapsed time 70 75 80 85 90 95 If possible, keep your dog inside during the hottest part of the day. If you can't do that, 0 minutes 70 75 80 85 90 95 make sure he has shade from a tree or shelter 10 minutes 89 94 99 104 109 114 to get in out of the heat. Make sure your dog 20 minutes 99 104 109 114 119 124 has plenty of fresh water at all times; give him two or three bowls so that he'll still have some 30 minutes 104 109 114 119 124 129 if he tips one over. 40 minutes 108 113 118 123 128 133 50 minutes 111 116 121 126 131 136 Avoid vigorous exercise during the hottest hours of the day. K-9 handlers can suspend 60 minutes 113 118 123 128 133 138 their searches during the hottest part of the > 1 hour 115 120 125 130 135 140 day which will benefit both dog and human.
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